List of historic aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force explained

ImageAirplanes and helicoptersCountryMissionVersionNumber in serviceEntrance in serviceRetired Notes
Astra Hydroplane Reconnaissance
Naval cooperation
1 1912 1914 It had the nickname Naftilos
Reconnaissance
Army cooperation
XI-2 1 1912 1913
Reconnaissance
Army cooperation
4G 1 1912 It had the nickname Alkion
Pelterie R.E.P. Ν Reconnaissance
Army cooperation
1 1912 1913
Reconnaissance
Army cooperation
4 1912 1917 It had the nicknames Gypas, Ierax, Aetos and Daedalos
Reconnaissance
Army cooperation
2 1912 1916
Reconnaissance
Army cooperation
4 1912 1916
Reconnaissance
Naval cooperation
1 1913
Sopwith Pusher hydroplane Trainer 1 1914
Naval cooperation 1 1914 1917
Farman HF.XXII Trainer
Naval cooperation
4 1914 1918
Trainer
Army cooperation
B.E.2C/B.E.2E 4 1917 1920
Reconnaissance
Fighter
C 1 1917 1918
Fighter
Bomber
8 1917 1921
Fighter 4 1917 1919
Fighter 20 1917 1921
Trainer
Naval cooperation
Fighter
9 1917 1922
Army cooperation
Bomber
A2
B2
52 1917 1931 After 1931 they were used for training purposes
Trainer
Army cooperation
3 1917 1921
Trainer
Army cooperation
AR.1/AR.2 22 1917 1923
Farman HF.XXVII Bomber 4 1917 1918
Naval cooperation 9 1918
Bomber 5 1918 1922
Trainer 1 1918
Bomber 42 1918 1932 By 1926 six planes were converted to seaplanes

Trainer 504K
504N/504O
12
40
1918
1926
1925
1941
During 1934–1935 an unknown number of planes was manufactured by EAF (KEA)
Fighter 16 1918 1922
Fighter 8 1918 1922
Fighter 7 1918 1922
Fighter 7 1918 1922
Fighter 8 1921 1923
Fighter Mk VI 13 1923 1941 Also known as Nieuport Nighthawk, after 1935 they were used for training purposes
Trainer EP2 1 1923 1926 Also known as Morane-Saulnier AR
Trainer 81A
86
6 1925 1935
Trainer EP2 2 1925 1929
Trainer EP2 2 1925 1929
Trainer 2 1925 1929

Naval cooperation T.3A 16 1926 1939 Developed for manufacture by EAF (KEA), it was the first war plane to be manufactured by that factory
Army cooperation
Bomber
A2
B2
72 1926 1941
Trainer EP2 25 1926 1935
Trainer 1 1927 1936
Trainer
Reconnaissance
1 1927 1938 Built by EAF (later known as KEA)

Trainer Mk I 12 1929 1938 10 manufactured by EAF (KEA) with specific modifications
Naval cooperation
Bomber
Mk II 6 1929 1941
Trainer EP2 20 1930 1936
Naval cooperation IΙIΒ
IIIF Mk I
IIIM
14 1931 1941
Army cooperation A2 Avion Grecque 24 1931 1941
Trainer ET2 18 1931 1941
Fighter BH-33SHS 5 1935 1940
AEKKEA-RAAB R-1C Schwalbe II
Multi purpose 1935 Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force
AEKKEA-RAAB R-27
Fighter 1935 Development reported, possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force

Trainer 93 1936 1941 61 Built by KEA, 4 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion
Fighter verze II 2 1936 1941
AEKKEA-RAAB R-26V, R-33 Tigerschwalbe Fighter 1936 Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force
Fighter 1936 Possibly available to the Hellenic Air Force
Fighter Mk I
Mk II
21 1937 1941
Trainer 21 1937 1941
Fighter P-24F
P-24G
36 1937 1941
Naval cooperation
Army cooperation
Do 22KG 12 1938 1941 At least 1 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion
Trainer
Transport
Naval cooperation
Mk I
Mk II
12
24
1939
1947
1942
1950
At least 5 escaped to Egypt after the German invasion
Bomber B2 Grec 12 1939 1941
Army cooperation Hs 126K-6 16 1939 1941 At least 1 survived the German invasion and was used by Luftwaffe
Bomber Mk I 11 1940 1941
Transport
Bomber
2 1940 1941
Fighter C1 9 1940 1941
Transport 4 1940 1941
Transport 3 1940 1941
Bomber Mk I
Mk IV (RAF)
Mk IV (Greek batch)
Mk V
7
12
19
31
1941
1940
1940
1942
1941
1943
1943
Fighter Mk I
Mk IIB
Mk IIC
50 1941 1944
Army cooperation C-1 3 1941 1947
Reconnaissance
Bomber
A-3
A-5
2 1941
1944
1949 One A-3 captured in April 1941 and one A-5 captured during the German withdrawal in 1944
Bomber A-30A Mk III/Mk IIIA/Mk IV/Mk V 79 1943 1945
Fighter Mk VB/VC
Mk IX LF/HF
Mk XVI
107
121
65
1943
1947
1949
1953
1953
1954
Crop duster PT-13
PT-17
32 1945 1969
Army cooperation Mk III 23 1945 1953
Fighter G-6 4 1945 1947
Maritime patrol A-5 1 1945 1949
Trainer
Light attacker
AT-6A
T-6D
T-6G
108 1946 1970
Army cooperation L-5
L-5B
L-5C
7 1946 1950
Transport
Naval cooperation
Bomber
Mk XIIΙ
Mk XIV
19 1946 1947
Transport C-47A
C-47B
C-47D
89 1947 2008 The British nicknamed it Dakota from a name of some Indian tribes such as the Lakota and Nakota
Trainer
Transport
Mk I/Mk II 36 1947 1949
Trainer D.H.82A Tiger Moth II 17 1947 1955
Liaison L-17B 5 1948 1959
Bomber SB2C-5 42 1949 1954
Army cooperation L-18B
L-18C
L-21B
66 1950 1983
Trainer T-33A 150 1951 2000
Radio control
General usage
C-45F 1 1951 1965
Fighter
Bomber
F-84G 200 1952 1959
Fighter F-86D Sabre Dog
F-86E
100 1960
1954
1969
1965
Reconnaissance 43 1956 1991
Fighter
Bomber
150 1957 1983
Trainer
General usage
2 1957 1974
Search and rescue helicopter UH-19B
UH-19D
17 1958 1971
Trainer and reconnaissance helicopter G-3
G-5
J-2
OH-13H
OH-13S Sioux
79 1961 2005
Trainer T-37B
T-37C
43 1963 2002
Staff transfer 1 1963 1995
Fighter
Bomber
F-104G
RF-104G
TF-104G
146 1964 1993
Fighter
Bomber
F-5Α/Β
NF-5A/B
RF-5Α
149 1965 2001
Aerial photography 680F
680FL
3 1966 1998
Transport N.2501D 50 1967 1982
Interceptor F-102Α
ΤF-102Α
20
2
1969 1977
Trainer T-41D 21 1969 2022
Naval cooperation flying boat 12 1969 1997
Bomber A-7E
A-7H
TA-7C
TA-7H
127 1975 2014
Fighter F.1CG 40 1975 2003

See also

References

Based on the list of the Hellenic Air Force official website